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Upgrading rice production increases jobs for rural youth   BAMAKO — The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA), together with the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, has launched a new project that will foster youth entrepreneurship, strengthen market ties, and enhance livelihoods in the rice sectors of …

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Govt gets tough on defaulting farmers   From Blessings Chidakwa in KadomaGovernment has warned farmers who have not repaid their debts under the Command Agriculture programme that they will not be considered for future allocations. Acting director in the office of the Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Mr Douglas Chiwiro said Government …

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Smallholder farmers encouraged to commercialise beef production   Prince Sunduzani, Business ReporterTHERE is a need for smallholder livestock farmers to commercialise beef production in order to meet both local and export demand. Speaking at a beef and leather value chain stakeholders meeting in Lupane recently, the sector’s lead consultant Dr Paul Chatikobo said smallholder farmers were …

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Government urged to approve $40 million Tongaat project   Tongaat Hulett Harare BureauGovernment has been urged to give Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, the green light to invest $40 million to turn 4 000 hectares of virgin land into cane fields, which will boost sugar output. Besides ramping up aggregate sugar production in Zimbabwe, the project, dubbed …

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GMB grain deliveries reach 1,5 million tonnes   Harare BureauThe Grain Marketing Board took delivery of a record 1,5 million tonnes of grain in the 2017/18 marketing season following a bumper harvest experienced last year after Government introduced the Command Agriculture programme. Addressing the media during a tour of the GMB Masvingo Depot on Tuesday, …

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Mberengwa to get citrus plantation   Midlands CorrespondentGOVERNMENT is in the process of establishing a citrus plantation at Manyuchi Dam in Mberengwa as one of the anchor projects aimed at producing export quality horticultural products, a senior Government official has said. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister, Cde Davis Marapira, on Tuesday said Government …

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Govt wants irrigation projects in every district   Leonard Ncube in LupaneGOVERNMENT is planning to establish at least one irrigation project per year in each district countrywide to enhance food security, an official has said. Speaking at a meeting held at Mpofu Primary School in Lupane on Tuesday to prepare for the establishment of Bubi-Lupane …

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20 fish ponds idle in Mutasa   Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland BureauAT LEAST 20 ponds are lying idle in Mutasa South as villagers await delivery of fingerlings under Government’s fish farming initiative. Government in 2016 embarked on a nationwide drive to encourage small-scale fish farming, as a way of empowering communities and promoting aquaculture as a …

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